Wardrobe-trunk.



G. H. WHEARY.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2. 1914.

L, Patented 0er. 19, `1915.

ATTURA/YE GEORGE HENRYWHEARY, GF HAC-KNEE, WISCUNSN'.

WABDROBE-TRUNK.

Specification of Letters Patent.4

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Application filed January 2, 1914. Serial No. 809,809.

.erence being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wardrobe trunks in which the trunk is divided vertically, medially into two sections which are hinged together and are adapted to be swung laterally to open position to gain access to the interior of the sections. ln trunks of this type one of the sections is usually divided into drawers and other cornpartments and the other section is usually adapted to hold the wardrobe and is usually provided with rails and garment hangers suspended thereon which may be withdrawn from the section while suspended on the rails. It is very desirable in trunks of this type to provide a' top cover for the wardrobe section which maybe swung to open position to permit the convenient removal of the garments therefrom, and in the past, trunks have been constructed in one i'orm in which an upwardly opening cover was hinged to the rear vertical wall of the wardrobe section, and in another form in which the whole end of the trunk was hinged to one of the sections and was adapted to be swung upwardly to open position. Both of these forms were found to be not as strong as desired and required the sections to be spaced from the wall to permit the covers to A.be swung upwardly. The last mentioned form was also found undesirable due to the size and weight of the cover and the possibility of the cover accidentally falling and injuring the user.

lt is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a wardrobe trunk of the type mentioned which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose desired. ,1

A further object oi the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which the upper end cover of the Wardrobe section is hinged to the non'movable end of the other section and is so constructed and arranged as to reinforce and brace the wardrobe section of the trunk.

A further; object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which the upper cover to the wardrobe section may be swung to open position, and7 which, when 1n open position. will not project laterally beyond the vertical walls of the trunk so that it is not necessary to move the trunk away from `a"wall to open same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having means for holding garments suspended on hangers mounted therein in 'position to ,prevent their dlsarrangement during transportation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk in which it is onlynecessary to unlock one cover to gain access to a means controlling the locking of the' two sections together.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved wardrobe trunk and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure l is a front view trunk, a: part broken away to show interior construction; F ig. 2 is a rear vview thereof, the wardrobe section of the trunk being shown in section and its upper cover being indicated in open position by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a top view of the trunk in partly open position, the upper cover being shown in open position and partly broken away; and Fig. 4 is a rear view of a modified form of the upper portion of the trunk, the wardrobe section being shown in section and the `upper cover being indicated in partly open position by dotted lines.

n eferrng to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates the trunk body generally which is divided centrally, vertically to form a body section 9 and a wardrobe section 10 hinged thereto and arranged to be swung horizontally to open position. rllhe upper end y11. of the body section 9 is fixed or immovably connected to the body section 9 and at its front edge 12 has a wardrobe section upper cover 13 hinged thereto which is adapted to close theupper open end 14 of the wardrobe section. The upper or top cover 13 is provided with deeply flanged front and side edge portions 15 which overlap the 'up- Aper end portion of .the wardrobe section when said section is in closed position, and the end portion of said section is recessed.

of the improved or offset as indicated by the numeral 16 to receive said cover. The body section 9 is provided with a metal flange 17 extending all around the Afront edges of the body which overlaps the wardrobe section when in closed position and alsothe inner hingedand flanged edges of the upper cover when said cover is swung to closed positionl This construction reinforces and securely binds the wardrobe section to the firm end of the body section and forms a strong structure well adapted to withstand the hard usage which trunks are ordinarily subjected to during transportation. The lower edge-portion of the upper cover is also provided with a metal flange 18 which overlaps the unrecessed portion of the upper end of the wardrobe section and further reinforces the structure.

The two trunk sectionsare locked together at their lower end portions by a spring bolt lock 18 which is controlled by a slidable rod 19 mounted within the wardrobe section and having an operating finger 2O which projects through the recessed portion of the said section. This finger is coveredvby the flange 15 of the upper cover when the said cover is in closed position so that it cannot be, actuated until the cover lock 21 has been unlocked and the said cover swung to open position. The trunk is also provided 'with other locking and corner fixtures not necessary to be specifically described.

Hanger tracks 22 mounted inl the upper portion of the wardrobe section are prop vided with hinged extensible ends 23 which may be swung upwardly and locked in horizontal position in a manner now well known in the art to permit garment hangers 24 slidably mounted on said tracks to be slid out of the trunk section and upon the extensible ends. These hangers are adapted to have garments suspended thereon and when in position within the trunk they are kept from becoming disarranged by means of a pad 25 interposed between the cover andthe hangers and into which the hangers embed when the cover is closed. This pad may be carried. by the .cover as shown in the drawing or it may be independent of the cover,-

if desired.

In the modified form of trunk shown in Fig. 4 the deep cover flange and the recessed wardrobe section are omitted and in lieu thereof the edge of the cover is pro-- and a cover hinged to the forward edge portion of the closed end section and adapted to extend over and close the-open end of the other section when the two sections are in closed position.

3. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a trunk body divided vertically into two sections which are hinged together, one of said sec- .tions having`an upper open end and the other section having an upper closed end, the open end section having its upper edge portion recessed, and a cover hinged to the upper forward edge portion of the losed end section and adapted to extend over the open end section when the said sections are in closed position, the said cover being provided with a depending flange which overlaps the' open end section and extends into the recess of said section.

4. A wardrobe trunk, comprising a trunk body divided vertically into-two sections which are hinged together, one of said sections having an upper open end and the other section having an upper closed end, the closed end section provided with a projecting flange which extends all around the front. edges of said section and which is adapted to overlap the forward edges of the other section when both sections are in closed position, the open ended section having its upper portion recessed, and a cover hinged to the upper forward edge portion of the closed end section and adapted to swing over the open end section when the said sections are in closed positions, the said cover being provided with a depending flange which` overlaps the open end section and extends into the recess of'said section, the rear edges of the cover adapted to be overlapped by the projecting flange of the closed end section.

5. A wardrobe trunk,- comprising a trunk divided vertically into two sections which are hinged together, one of seid sections having an upper open end and the other section having an upper closed end, a cover hinged to the upper-.forward edge of the closed end section and -adapted to swing over and close the open end section when the sections are in closed "position, garment hangers mounted in the open ended section near the cover, v'and a pad interposed bey nieuwe body divided vertically into two* sections which arey hinged together, one of said sec tions having an open end and the' other section having a closed end, a cover hinged to the closed end section land adapted to swingv over and close the open ended section when the sections are in closed position, Va lock for securing the cover in lclosed position, and a locking means for locking the two sections in closed position and having a controlling member exposed to View when the coverl is in open position. A

7. A wardrobe trunk comprising two vertical hinged together sections, one having an open top andthe other a permanently closed top with a cover hinged to its free edge adapted to be closed down upon the open top of the rst-mentioned sec'on when the two sections are closed together, and

GEORGE HENRY WHEAEY.'

Witnessesz' GEORGE lnniusier,l CLINT D. FRozELL. 

